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Number to Know

6 million: The Mona Lisa has a lot of fans. On this date in 1911, she was stolen by a Louvre employee. This wouldn’t be the first incident of theft or vandalism for the more than 500-year-old painting, but about 6 million people continue to view her at the Louvre each year.

This Day in History

Aug. 21, 1968: James Anderson, Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U.S. Marine.

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TV personality Brody Jenner (30)

Daily Quote

“Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.” — William Ellery Channing

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